WGO at 2023 Fresno St Classic

Women's Golf

Le Wins, Hirata Earns Top-5 Finish in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. - UC Riverside put on a show on the final day of the Fresno State Classic, as Tiffany Le (70-73-71-214) captured the individual title at the San Joaquin Country Club while Mylan Hirata (73-74-72-219) shot even par in round three to jump 10 spots up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for fifth.

Le is now one of four Highlanders in program history with multiple wins in a season and one of seven with multiple in their career - Tuesday's final round followed the sophomore's individual win at Hobble Creek in the fall. She is also now tied with Jakeishya Le in 2016-17 for the most rounds at or below par in a season with 11. 

Le was a stroke over par entering Tuesday, but four birdies in round three helped her claim the win.

As a team, UCR moved five spots up the leaderboard in round three, shooting a 293 to tie for second overall in the 15-team field. The Highlanders carded the lowest round three score at 5-over 293, seven strokes ahead of the next best score. Overall, four Highlanders jumped up the leaderboard to end the tournament in Fresno.

For the two-day event, UCR finished in the top three in par 4 and 5 scoring, as well as third with 36 birdies. 

Hirata, who earned the best finish of her career, was not the only Highlander to make a major jump in the leaderboard. Nicole Le jumped 28 spots in round three after shooting a 73, her lowest round of the season, with three birdies. 

UC Riverside is next at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, competing from April 3 to 4 at the Ak Chin Southern Dunes in Maricopa, Arizona, before the Big West Championships in Las Vegas. 

Players Mentioned

Jakeishya Le

Jakeishya Le

5' 2"
Junior
Mylan Hirata

Mylan Hirata

5' 2"
Senior
Tiffany Le

Tiffany Le

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nicole Le

Nicole Le

5' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jakeishya Le

Jakeishya Le

5' 2"
Junior
Mylan Hirata

Mylan Hirata

5' 2"
Senior
Tiffany Le

Tiffany Le

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nicole Le

Nicole Le

5' 2"
Senior